Columbus, Ind. - The Marian women's golf team powered through round one and controlled their game through weather conditions in the second round on Monday at the Crossroads League Championships, as the Knights took a 36-hole lead over the nine-team field. Marian holds all five of their golfers in the top-10 in the individual standings, knocking on the door for the individual medalist on Tuesday.

Indiana Wesleyan held the lead after the first 18 holes on Monday, out-scoring Marian by a one stroke. The Wildcats would card a 308 in round one, but managed to just drop one stroke in the second round as they shot a 307. The Knights scored a 309 in the first round, but in the second round managed to drop 11 strokes from their first 18 holes, firing a 298 in the second stage. Marian's turn of fortune gives them an eight-stroke lead entering the final 18 holes on Tuesday.

Taylor sits in third after two rounds with a +52 score, placing 21 strokes behind Marian and 13 behind Indiana Wesleyan. Huntington holds the fourth spot on the leaderboard, while Bethel completes the top-five. Grace, St. Francis, Spring Arbor, and Mount Vernon Nazarene make up the final order of the remaining four teams entering the final round.

Individually, Hailey Kirkland leads Marian as she sits in a tie for second after two rounds of golf. Kirkland shot a 78 in round one and a 73 in round two, getting into medalist contention as she sits four shots behind the leader Caroline Gibson of Indiana Wesleyan. Sidney Parmer was the individual leader after round one, and fell back into a tie for fifth place with teammate MacKendzie Dresbaugh, as both players are carded a 153 total. Parmer fired a 74 in the first round and 79 in the second, while Dresbaugh shot an 80 in round one and 73 in round two.

Emma Weiler and Keara Eder hold the final spots in the top-10 entering the final round, respectively sitting at eighth and tenth. Weiler shot a 154, shooting a 78 and 76 for her two rounds, while Eder shot a 79 and 76 to total 155.

Marian will tee off at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning as they start the final 18 holes of the tournament. Eder will have the honors as the lead-off for Marian, with Weiler, Dresbaugh, Parmer, and Kirkland to follow. 

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